My "to blog" in-box is full and so here are a mish-mash of items of interest:
From KING5's HealthLink: Study links teen drug use to parental behavior. Here is a link to the press release from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
From Time magazine: Italy Starts Cracking Down on Underage Drinking. Here is a similar article from the BBC.
From Join Together: Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five or more per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are twice as likely to use tobacco or marijuana; more than one and a half times likelier to use alcohol; and twice as likely to expect to try drugs in the future.
From Good Housekeeping: The Hidden Epidemic of Very Young Alcoholics.
From the Seattle PI: Police report an influx of heroin users on Capitol Hill.
From U.S. News & World Report: How to Know if Your Teenager is Abusing ADHD Prescription Drugs.
